Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Cottage Pie Recipe

A cottage pie recipe is very similar to shepherds pies recipe. They are both a filling of minced meat, vegetables and gravy with a topping of mashed potatoes. The difference between the two pies is that a cottage pie is made using beef mince and the shepherds pie is made using lamb mince meat. Both are very delicious and both are a very traditional British dish. There are however different methods of similar recipes all over the world using both mashed potatoes and meat.

My cottage pie recipe is very simple to make. It tastes wonderful and is very filling and wholesome.

The mashed potatoes were creamy and smooth and the filling was very tasty indeed.

Pour a little oil into a large pan and lightly cook the leeks for a few minutes.

Add teh carrots and mushrooms.

Make a thick gravy from some of the carrots water and pour into the pan of vegetables.

Your gravy should be thin enough to cook the mince beef in but still thick enough to hold the mashed potatoes on top. If you make the gravy too thin too much will seep up the sides of the pie, you want a little to flow out but not too much.

Add the mince beef to the vegetables.

Chop at the beef and stir well simmering all the time.

Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper, stir in the Worcestershire sauce.

Cook for about 10-20 minutes with a lid on until beef is cooked through and softened.